Local History
Brown County was founded in this year.
1839
Illinois became a state in this year.
1818
This article covers education.
Article X
J.B. Pritzker serves in this position.
Governor
This river creates the western border of the state.
Mississippi
This county once held most of what is today Brown County.
Schulyer County
This was the first capital of Illinois.
Kaskaskia
This article covers Voting and suffrage.
Article III
Alexi Giannoulius serves in this position.
Secretary of State
This river flows through cities such as Peoria, Havana, and Beardstown.
Illinois
The namesake of Brown County, a servicemember during the War of 1812, once held the highest position in the Army.
General Jacob Brown
This was the second capital of Illinois.
Vandalia
This is the total number of Amendments to the Illinois Constitution.
14
Kwame Raoul serves in this position.
Attorney General
Brown County is located in this region of Illinois.
Central
This county once controlled parts of what is today western Brown County.
Adams County
The "Seal of Illinois" was approved in this year.
1868
This article covers local government.
Article VII
Michael Frereichs serves in this position.
Treasurer
This interstate highway runs almost the entire length of the state.
I-55
Brown, Adams, Schulyer, Pike, Hancock, and other counties are part of the Military Tract, which was land promised to those who served in this war.
War of 1812
This region is where many, if not most, of Illinois' early settlers came from.
The South
The current state constitution was adopted in this year.
1970
Emmanuel "Chris" Welch serves in this position.
Speaker of the House
This state highway connects Quincy, Camp Point, Mount Sterling, Rushville, and other towns to Peoria.
Highway 24